Barboza Jr vs Alvarado

Who won Barboza Jr vs Alvarado?

Arnold Barboza Jr beat Mike Alvarado by knockout in the 3rd round on Friday, April 12th, 2019, at Staples Center, LA.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 10 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 147 pounds (10.5 stone or 66.7 kg).

This fight appeared on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko beating Anthony Crolla for the WBA Super World Lightweight, WBO World Lightweight and The Ring Lightweight championship. Also on the undercard Gilberto ‘Zurdo’ Ramirez defeated Tommy Karpency.

Barboza Jr vs Alvarado stats

Back in April 2019, Arnold Barboza Jr stepped into the ring with an undefeated record of 20 wins, zero losses, and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by way of knockout.

Mike Alvarado made his way to the ring with a record of 40 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, with 28 of those wins by knockout.

The stats suggested Alvarado had a massive power advantage over Barboza Jr, boasting a 70% knockout percentage compared to Barboza Jr's 35%.

Arnold Barboza Jr was the younger man by 11 years, at 28 years old.

Barboza Jr had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Both Arnold Barboza Jr and Mike Alvarado fought out of an orthodox stance.

Barboza Jr was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 24 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 9 years and 3 months later than Alvarado, whose first professional fight was in 2004. He had fought 40 fewer professional rounds, totaling 198 compared to Alvarado's 238.

Arnold Barboza Jr went into the fight ranked number 4 by the WBO at welterweight.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Arnold Barboza Jr had been fighting more than Mike Alvarado.

Going into this contest, Arnold Barboza Jr had last fought 3 months and 29 days ago, while Mike Alvarado's last outing had been 4 years, 2 months and 19 days ago.

Barboza Jr's last 4 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 7 days, which means he had been fighting approximately every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 33 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 8.3 rounds on average.

Alvarado's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 37 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.3 rounds on average.

What time did Barboza Jr vs Alvarado start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM EST / 6:00 PM PST at Staples Center, LA, United States, which was around 2:00 AM BST in the UK.

Who broadcast Barboza Jr vs Alvarado?

Barboza Jr vs Alvarado was broadcast on ESPN+ in the US, while the fight was broadcast in the United Kingdom by Sky Sports Main Event.

What were the odds on Barboza Jr vs Alvarado?

Arnold Barboza Jr was a 1/10 (-1000) favorite going into the contest, while Mike Alvarado made his way into the ring at 5/1 (+500) with oddsmakers.